Miles Graham

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Sir Miles Graham
Major-General
Service number42505
UnitScottish Horse
Life Guards
Battles/warsWorld War I:

World War II:

Awards
Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Orange Nassau
(Netherlands)

North-West Europe Campaign of 1944–45
.

Early life

Miles William Arthur Peel Graham was born in Colchester, Essex, on 14 August 1895, the son of Major Henry Graham and his wife Ellen Peel, the great-niece of Sir Robert Peel. His mother later became Baroness Askwith through her second marriage to George Askwith, 1st Baron Askwith. He had a younger brother, Henry Archibald Roger Graham.[1] He was educated at Eton and the University of Cambridge.[2]

Great War

Graham was commissioned as a

mentioned in despatches,[10] and was awarded the Military Cross.[11]

On 17 June 1918, Graham married Lady Evelyn Catherine King, the daughter of Lady Edith Anson, the daughter of

Second World War on 23 September 1944.[1][2] Between the wars, Graham was a successful businessman.[12]

Second World War

When the Second World War broke out in September 1939, Graham returned to his old regiment, which was now the

Officer of the Order of the British Empire on 9 September 1942.[15]

Robertson and Graham survived the purge of the Eighth Army staff that followed the arrival of

British logistics in the Normandy Campaign. Graham succeeded Robertson as chief administrative officer of the Eighth Army, with the rank of brigadier in March 1943,[17] and was mentioned in despatches on 24 June 1943.[18] On 28 June 1943, he married Irene Lavender Francklin, the widow of an Army officer, Lieutenant Colonel William Seely, Commanding Officer of the South Nottinghamshire Hussars, who had been killed on 6 June 1942 in the battle of Battle of Gazala.[1]

Graham was made a

Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 14 October 1943 for his role in the Allied invasion of Sicily.[19] When Montgomery was appointed the commander of the 21st Army Group in December 1943, he took only seven officers from the Eighth Army with him, the most senior being his chief of staff, Major General Freddie de Guingand; Graham, his chief administrative officer; and Brigadier George Warren Richards, his Armour officer. Montgomery also requested, and eventually secured, the service of Brigadier R. W. Lymer.[20] Graham was promoted to major general on 15 January 1944,[21] and became the Major General Administration (MGA) at 21st Army Group, with Brigadiers Randle (Gerry) Feilden, L. L. H. McKillop and Cyril Lloyd as his deputies.[20]

Graham was made a

Order of Orange Nassau with Swords on 20 January 1947.[27] He relinquished his commission on 28 March 1946, and was granted the honorary rank of major general.[28] He retired on 6 February 1947.[29]

Later life

After leaving the Army, Graham joined the board of Times Publishing, and held several directorships. He served on the

Deputy Lieutenant for the county.[2] He was the Chairman of the UK's leading greyhound company, the Greyhound Racing Association. Under his tenure they bought Catford Stadium in 1964.[30] He lived at Wiverton Hall in Nottinghamshire, and died at Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, on 8 February 1976.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Maj.-Gen. Sir Miles William Arthur Peel Graham". Peerage.com. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Smart 2005, pp. 127–128.
  3. ^ "No. 28843". The London Gazette. 23 June 1914. p. 4895.
  4. ^ "No. 28902". The London Gazette. 15 September 1914. p. 7296.
  5. ^ "No. 30796". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 16 July 1918. p. 8300.
  6. ^ "No. 29001". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 8 December 1914. p. 10552.
  7. ^ "No. 29109". The London Gazette. 23 March 1915. p. 2848.
  8. ^ "No. 30864". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 23 August 1918. p. 9955.
  9. ^ "No. 31278". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 4 April 1919. p. 4558.
  10. ^ "No. 31439". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 4 July 1919. p. 8578.
  11. ^ "No. 13538". The Edinburgh Gazette. 15 December 1919. p. 4046.
  12. ^ a b Mead 2015, p. 27.
  13. ^ a b Mead 2015, pp. 49–50.
  14. ^ "No. 35526". The London Gazette. 14 April 1942. p. 1696.
  15. ^ "No. 35697". The London Gazette. 8 September 1942. p. 3946.
  16. ^ Mead 2015, pp. 84–87.
  17. ^ Mead 2015, pp. 136–137.
  18. ^ "No. 36065". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 22 June 1943. p. 2853.
  19. ^ "No. 36209". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 12 October 1943. p. 4539.
  20. ^ a b Mead 2015, pp. 126–127.
  21. ^ "No. 36343". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 21 January 1944. p. 461.
  22. ^ "No. 36586". The London Gazette. 27 June 1944. p. 3069.
  23. ^ "No. 37161". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 3 July 1945. p. 3489.
  24. ^ "No. 37213". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 7 August 1945. p. 4044.
  25. ^ "No. 37521". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 2 April 1946. p. 1672.
  26. ^ "No. 36983". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 13 March 1945. p. 1428.
  27. ^ "No. 37909". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 20 March 1947. p. 1315.
  28. ^ "No. 37514". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 29 March 1946. p. 1570.
  29. ^ "No. 37874". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 4 February 1947. p. 653.
  30. ^ "G.R.A. Offer For Catford". The Times. 3 April 1964. p. 17. Retrieved 10 October 2018 – via Times Digital Archives.

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